(as far back as Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations) points to the importance of skills in tackling wage inequality. Yet a … recent strand of the research argues that (cognitive) skills explain little of the cross-country differences in wage … inequality. Does this challenge the received wisdom on the relationship between skills and wage inequality? No, because this …

Large imbalances between the supply and demand for skills in transition economies are driven by rapid economic …

wage gaps by the inclusion of measures of cognitive skills and personality traits. Our results show that while cognitive … skills are important in determining mean wages, personality traits have little explanatory power. However, quantile … of females. Cognitive skills as measured by reading and numeracy also confer different benefits across the wage …

bite was particularly pronounced. There, the minimum wage lowered both returns to skills and skill supply. We propose a …

bite was particularly pronounced. There, the minimum wage lowered both returns to skills and skill supply. We propose a …

bite was particularly pronounced. There, the minimum wage lowered both returns to skills and skill supply. We propose a …

individual’s labour market outcomes. However, a skilled population is not enough to achieve high and inclusive growth, as skills … numerous types of skills, the Survey of Adult Skills offers a unique opportunity to advance knowledge in this area and this …, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments. It also shows how skills use, not only proficiency, affects a …

Skills shortage in the fields of Sciences, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) poses a significant … they have strong ICT skills in secondary school. The relationship does not hold for male students. Our findings can be … underestimate their true potential. Using different empirical approaches, we also show that ICT skills act as a moderator and not as …